Berry or fruit receptacle



Mar'. 13, 1923. 1,448,603. V. J. SMITH. BERRY 0R mun' nfcEPfAcLE.

FILED OCT. 22. i921. l

atteind Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

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vIoTon J. SMITH, `or BURLEY, IDAHO.

BERRY R FRUIT RECEPTACLE.

Application led October 22, 1921. Serial No. 509,590.

fo all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that VICTOR J. SMITH, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing at Burley, in the county of Cassia and State of Idaho, has invented new and useful Improvements in Berry or Fruit Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a fruit or berry box or receptacle of simple inexpensive construction adapted to be crated or otherwise packed for shipment and capable of being produced from relatively stiff paper or cardboard and of being readily assembled by the consumer, to the end that the elements thereof may be shipped in a fiat or knock down condition; and with these objects in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of a recep tacle embodying the invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are plan views of the blanks representing the elements or members comprising the receptacle.

The receptacle which obviously may be made of any 'preferred rectangular `form and of any desired dimensions or having any preferred capacity, measured or otherwisecomprises a side blank represented in detail in Figure 2 and a bottom blank represented in Figure 3. The side blank consists of a oentral fold 10 adapted to form for example one end wall of the receptacle, intermediate folds 11 adapted to form the side walls of the receptacle and terminal folds 12 which are adapted to be overlapped and constitute for example the other end wall, the central and terminal or end wall folds are provided with parallel slits 1()a and 12a forming be tween them straps 10b and 12b. The bottom blank consists of a central bottom fold 13,

terminal folds 14 and tongues 15 which may be terminally reduced as shown at 15a.

In assembling the receptacle the wall blank is folded so that the terminal folds are brought into overlapping relation at which time the slits 12a are brought into registration. The bottom blank is then fitted to the folded 50 wall blank, the terminal folds 14 thereof straps 10b and 12b in spanning relation with the tongues. That tongue engaging the slits 12a in the terminal blanks is inserted behind both tongues 12b and thus the wall blank is positively held in folded relation and the tongues passing through two slits are positively held against upward displacement and thus the bottom is positively maintained in place.

If need be, the terminal portions of the tongues may be upturned which will constitute hook connections with the straps 10b and 12b.

I-Iaving described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is A receptacle for the purpose indicated comprising a wall blank having a central fold, terminal folds and intermediate folds between the central and terminal folds, the central and terminal folds being formed with parallel slits providing an intermediate strap, the terminal folds being disposed in overlapping relation when said wall blank is in folded position and at which time the slits in the terminal folds are disposed in registration, and a bottom` blank comprising a bottom fold, terminal tongues and intermediate folds between the bottom folds and the tongue, said intermediate folds being fined by the slits.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

VICTOR J. SMITH. 

